Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance

Hutt, Michael

Abstract

This chapter argues that it can be instructive to compare sociopolitical developments in Bhutan with those in its close neighbour, Nepal, over the past three or four decades, and draws a number of parallels between them. It also argues for a more complex and nuanced approach to contemporary Bhutanese affairs on the part of foreign scholars.

Citation

Hutt, M. (2017). Sociocultural and political change in Bhutan since the 1980s: reflections from a distance. In J. Dragsbæk Schmidt (Ed.), Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness (19-27). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5_2

• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2017
• Publication Date: Apr 11, 2017
• Deposit Date: Jul 7, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 24, 2117
• Pages: 19-27
• Series Title: Contemporary South Asian Studies
• Book Title: Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness
• ISBN: 9783319479248
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47925-5_2